I love walking around barefoot when I can. I'd definately rock a pair of these. Have you seen the brochure? They sponsored runners in the Boston Marathon. The runners really have to start of slow, like runa mile or two to start off and progress from there... they also say it feels more natural.

I wouldn't call my self a sneaker connoisseur or a shoe collector. But I love shoes and shoe technology. I am a wear tester for a major shoe company and I have over 200 pairs of shoes and counting. I don't have a pair of these but, I almost bought them when they first came out. These shoes follow a movement to create shoes that mimic walking or running barefoot. There have been many articles written about how shoes wreck our feet with every step we take and how our feet our trying to evolve to running and walking with shoes on. Basically when we walk or run with shoes on, our foot never strikes the ground in a natural way. This may cause various foot problems like fallen arches and plantar fasciitis.

By the way I do think these FiveFingers shoes are pretty interesting, but I don't see them holding up to the rigors of teeshots on concrete pads. Even the extra tread on a regular athletic shoe tends to wear through quickly from disc golf drives.

PeterM_Vang wrote:I wouldn't call my self a sneaker connoisseur or a shoe collector. But I love shoes and shoe technology. I am a wear tester for a major shoe company and I have over 200 pairs of shoes and counting.